“I am a bit biased. But he is 21, as strong as an ox, very, very agile and mobile in small spaces."

“He is able to hold the play up, he is good in the air and can finish with either his right or left foot and he has a mentality that we want at the football club – he wants to be the best he can be and he wants to win titles."

“For me he is the perfect fit for Everton. It would be disrespectful for me to say he is the best striker in the world but we have found the perfect striker for us and we want to make sure he keeps performing in the manner he did on Saturday.”

Lukaku is the man expected to fire the goals to allow Everton to compete for the Champions League spots again.

The Belgian international forward scored 15 times last season for the Toffees as they climbed to fifth in the league and they will be hoping that he can better that total this time around.

Everton have started this season rather indifferently, with their win over their Baggies providing them with the first three points of the season.

It is a result that Everton will be hoping proves to be the catalyst for a good run of form and, if it is to be, Lukaku will need to keep hitting the back of the net - as Martinez admits the former Chelsea star is the club's main-man this season.

“If you look at Romelu’s career then he has done that since he was 16, so it is nothing new to him,” said Martinez."

John Verrall

John is a sports journalism graduate from Staffordshire University. He is a huge football fan and a minute-by-minute writer for UEFA.com, as well as being a freelance writer for Sports New Media. John has also seen his work been published by the likes of The Guardian, World Soccer and Shoot Magazine over the course of his bourgeoning journalism career so far. He has a particular expertise in all things to do with the Football League – and is a passionate Peterborough United fan.